If you grew up in America, you likely have memories of eating pizza rolls as a kid. You would go to a friend’s house and, once everyone realized they were famished, someone would throw some pizza rolls on a plate and stick it in the microwave. Air fryers didn’t exist yet (at least for millennials and older) and ovens took too long.
As soon as the food hit the table, everyone would pounce and end up burning their mouths as lava-like sauce exploded out of the rolls. Somehow you would forget you need to let them cool down. Every. Single. Time. The preservatives and lack of nutrition in the pizza rolls weren’t a concern as you had more important issues than nutrition at hand (like who was going to the middle school dance).
Now, as an adult, nutrition is important for me and my mouth takes longer to recover when I burn it. As I’ve matured, so has my diet…but sometimes nothing hits right like pizza rolls. Fortunately, I’ve started eating Snow Days brand pizza bites when I have a nostalgic pizza roll craving and I can have them guilt-free because they’re healthy.
How do Snow Days pizza bites taste?
Remembering my childhood, I was very cautious not to burn my mouth the first time I tried Snow Days. Turns out, I didn’t need to worry. These don’t get as sizzling hot as the ones from when I was younger.
My boyfriend described them as having winds. On many of them, the part where they seal together (these are in a half-moon shape) opens a bit while cooking and lets it steam out a bit. Don’t worry, the filling is thick so it doesn’t go all over and make a mess.
The first time I tried Snow Days, I could tell that the crust, which is grain-free, was healthier than other pizza bite counterparts. The crust is made from cassava flour and starch. Now that they’re the only pizza bites I eat, it tastes “normal” to me. As a vegetarian, I eat the Cheese and Veggie White flavors.
They’re the only pizza bites I eat
Hannah Kowalczyk-Harper for HearstI had looked at the ingredients ahead of time (as you should always do with food!), but had I not known better, I would have thought the Cheese flavor was just filled with cheese and tomato sauce. I wouldn’t have known all the healthy ingredients it contained like spinach, apple cider vinegar and carrots.
The Veggie White has “veggie” in the title, so that one is obvious, but I still wouldn’t have been able to tell you all the good-for-you ingredients they snuck in such as cauliflower and mushrooms. I think mozzarella is the most dominant flavor.
Both of these taste a bit “cleaner” than traditional pizza bites, in a good way. Each cock is well-filled and tasty! These are surprisingly filling, likely because the bites are bigger than their competitors. I can’t eat one of these in a single bite.
If I’m having these as a meal, I’ll use a few different hot sauces to mix up the flavor. It goes particularly well with my black truffle hot sauce. Otherwise, they work well as a side dish or appetizer.
If you’re not vegetarian, there are some meaty flavors you can try as well. They have Sausage, Buffalo Chicken, and currently have limited edition Taco bites.
How healthy are Snow Days pizza bites?
Some of the ingredients in the Cheese bites include: cassava (a root vegetable that tastes great as chips), grass-fed mozzarella, tomato, olive oil, grass-fed butter, free-range eggs, apple cider vinegar, spices, carrot, spinach, onion, apple, sweet potato, and bell pepper. The Veggie White has similar ingredients, but includes healthy additions like spinach, garlic, and more.
No matter what type of pizza bites you get, there are no grains or gluten, no GMOs, no preservatives, no seed oils, and no artificial ingredients. Plus, everything is organic.
Overall, I don’t think you would be able to find any pizza bites that are healthier than this! If you can get your kids used to eat these instead of ones filled with preservatives and no vegetables, you’ll be setting them on a great path.
How much do Snow Days pizza bites cost?
Unfortunately, these are more expensive than their unhealthy pizza roll counterparts. A 4-pack (80 pizza bites total) from their website bought as a single purchase will run you $64.99, which is $4.06 per serving. Shipping is free for any order over $49. The good news is that if you subscribe to get a delivery every month, you save 10%. That makes it $58.49 per 4-pack and $3.66 per serving.
It’s not surprising that these cost more than other pizza bites when you keep in mind that organic ingredients cost more than nonorganic ones. If you’re a single person who doesn’t host much, the cost of these might be too prohibitive for you. However, if you have a family or love to host events where you supply snacks or appetizers, these would be a hit.
What’s the best way to prepare your Snow Days pizza bites?
Snow Days encourages people to use an oven, toaster oven, or air fryer to prepare the snack. In smaller print, they provide microwave instructions, but tease you for making that choice. For microwave use they say, “If you’re stubborn…by all means cook on high for 3 minutes and think about your choices.”
I don’t want to have to think about my choices, so I stick to using my air fryer. The brand says to cook at 380 degrees for 5 minutes. I followed directions the first time, but now I cook them at 400 degrees instead because I think they’re better a bit crispier. Even at the slightly higher temperature, my mouth doesn’t burn if I eat them right away.
What else should I know about Snow Days pizza bites?
The pizza bites ship to customers from warehouses in California and Ohio on weekdays. If you live in Alaska or Hawaii, you’re out of luck for now. There is dry ice in the boxes that you’ll want to dispose of properly by putting outside or near a window.
I personally take celebrity endorsements with a grain of salt (ok, more like the entire salt shaker), but some of you might be interested in knowing that Snow Days has a partnership with Scarlett Johansson. The actress says she eats these pizza bites all the time. I’m sad to report that my eating of the pizza bites has not (yet?!) resulted in me looking anything like Scarlett Johansson.